Application Deadlines & Requirements

Summary of Program Deadlines & Requirements 

A summary of graduate application deadlines and requirements for programs housed within the Graduate School is directly below. Applicants seeking admission to a specific program should apply via the online application link associated with that program (see summary below). In many cases, academic departments have indicated firm application deadlines. Only completed applications, with supporting materials, will be forwarded by Howard's Office of Admissions (a separate Office from the Graduate School) to your prospective degree program, whose faculty will render a decision on your application. No applicant will be admitted without the recommendation of an academic unit. 

Also, consider the following deadlines for filing a timely application:

• Departmental deadlines for admission and consideration of assistantship funding from departmental sources. Applicants should contact the academic departments to determine these departmental funding deadlines.
• Applications submitted earlier (before the priority deadline for fall 2026 entry indicated below for each program) will receive earlier consideration for admission and departmental funding opportunities.
• Applicants have until the final deadline (noted for each program in the table below) to apply. However, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the admissions cycle.
• **Important** Nov. 15 refers to the 2025 early deadline for Fall 2026 entry. For example, prospective students applying by the Nov. 15 fall early deadline must apply by November 15, 2025 (some programs have earlier deadlines).
• **Important** Under the spring 2026 entry table below, Nov. 15 refers to the 2025 deadline for Spring 2026 entry, which is November 15, 2025.